Expeditions

We shall use this section to bring information to you about expeditions that our staff undertake in the pursuit of our research objectives. Additional reports will be posted as projects are completed. All material copyright the Virtual Museum of Natural History. Use of any of these materials for commercial purposes requires prior written permission of the copyright owner. Reproduction and copying for non-commercial purposes is encouraged. Click here for Membership Information
Project 1999-01: REPTILES OF FITZROY ISLAND (Queensland, Australia). This contribution reviews the reptiles encountered on a small continental island 15 miles east of Cairns. Included are accounts of four skink, two gecko, one monitor and one python species. Illustrated.
Project 1999-02: HERPETOFAUNA OF MONTEREY COUNTY (California). This is the culmination of a 12-year study of the reptiles and amphibians found in a region of rapid human growth and increasingly high-priced real estate. Illustrated.

A follow-up to the 1999 survey taken earlier in the year, during the height of the dry season.